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Topic: Top 5 Off-putting Actors (Read 22894 times)

The Pelican Brief is on TNT right now. I'd forgotten that Tony Goldwyn was even in this movie, but once I saw him, I instinctively wanted to change the channel. I didn't even realize I had a problem with him, but there it is. Is it just because he was the bad guy in Ghost? Or because that character was so annoying? I don't know.

But it seemed like an idea for a list. I'm hoping the emphasis will be less on hate than on just a general uneasinees (though I can see how there might be some overlap).

1. Cameron DiazEven when she isn't horrible (Vanilla Sky, Being John Malkovich, In Her Shoes, she's consistently annoying.

2. Ron EldardCan't put me my finger on it, but something about him just bugs me.

3. Vince VaughnHis "I'm so much cooler than you" vibe is a constant distraction.

4. Gary OldmanHe can be great, but I sometimes get the feeling he thinks he's as great as we do, and i find some of his expressions a bit irritating. His only flat out terrible performance is in True Romance, that was off-putting because he was so phony and obnoxious.

5. Tommy Lee JonesAlso, he can be great, but there isn't a single Tommy Lee Jones performance where I don't have to try hard to appreciate what he's doing. His old fashioned, in control facade is so present in every single role, you have to concentrate to see if he's really doing anything. He's had a good run lately, but I can do with just about anything where he's in law enforcement.

1. Andie MacDowell-With the exception of a few films (Groundhog Day, sex, lies, & videotape, and Short Cuts), I just can't stand her.

2. Cameron Diaz-unless she's in the hands of a competent director like Martin Scorsese, Curtis Hanson, or Spike Jonze. She's just mostly one-note and annoying.

3. Jared Leto-I only liked him in The Thin Red Line because his role is brief. Most of the time, he is just annoying and tries so hard to be dramatic (I should note I haven't seen Requiem for a Dream and I'm sorry).

4. Helen Hunt-I just can't stand her completely. I did like her in Waterdance but that's it.

5. Annette Benning-if she's playing some part like in American Beauty or Running with Scissors, she's bloody awful.

I'm not sure if this is the right list for this topic. They all annoy the crap out of me though, that's for sure.

I'll say the same for my list, Basil:

5. Leonardo DiCaprio - I'm afraid I still haven't recovered from The Titanic. I liked him in What's Eating Gilbert Grape - and there my like ended. 4. Hilary Swank - she just BUGS me - not sure if I can articulate why3. Robert Redford - I love a lot of the films he's in; I just can't stand him - he seems so smug. I kinda can't get over that he cast himself as the cool guy the married woman falls for in The Horse Whisperer and the husband is made out to be such a schmuck. For once, I'd like him to be the schmuck husband.2. Charlton Heston - he just has a weird way of moving his body - makes me uncomfortable.1. Keira Knightley - I think my annoyance with her is well-documented.